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Recent Examples of riverfront
Its central location puts São Bento station, Clérigos Tower, and the riverfront all within a short walk.
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AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Down by the Rondout waterfront, warehouses have been reimagined as boutiques, bars, and museums, and a riverfront park and promenade connect to the Hudson River Maritime Museum and Hudson River Cruises—one of the city’s most scenic spots.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
The riverfront sanctuary at 50 Rivers Edge Road in East Falmouth, completed in 2022 by its architect-owners, captures that balance perfectly.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In a case from the 1990s, the city of Tigard, Oregon, demanded that, to enlarge her store, the owner of a plumbing supply business had to give up riverfront property and build a bike path.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Down by the Rondout waterfront, warehouses have been reimagined as boutiques, bars, and museums, and a riverfront park and promenade connect to the Hudson River Maritime Museum and Hudson River Cruises—one of the city’s most scenic spots.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
The riverfront sanctuary at 50 Rivers Edge Road in East Falmouth, completed in 2022 by its architect-owners, captures that balance perfectly.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
In a case from the 1990s, the city of Tigard, Oregon, demanded that, to enlarge her store, the owner of a plumbing supply business had to give up riverfront property and build a bike path.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverfront
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The remnants of another tropical storm sent waves of heavy rain across southern Colorado on Monday, threatening additional flash flooding in multiple riverside communities.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, many residents in high-flood-risk areas, like coastal or riverside communities, have shifted to private flood insurance programs that can cover more damage, said Ben Collier, an associate professor of risk and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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This year, the spectacle is coming to the Brooklyn waterfront.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the group arrived at the riverbank, where witnesses later saw Lotus, who was already wet, jump in again, the Lancashire Post reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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These took many forms, from simple lines carved into the riverbank marking water levels, such as those at Elephantine near the southern border, to the elaborate structures incorporated into riverside temples of Kom Ombo and Luxor.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The crash was reported just after 2 p.m. Oct. 11 across the street from the oceanfront Hyatt resort, when the chopper began to spiral and then slammed into a stairwell leading to a bridge that connects a beachfront parking lot to the hotel.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Five of the unoccupied houses on the oceanfront collapsed from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, along Cape Hatteras National Seashore as a high tide pounded the beach and washed over dunes, the park service said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Riverfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverfront. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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